Wardrobe-trunk.



No. 771,898. PATENTED 001?. 11, 1904. M. N. 1111110111311.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9, 1904. N0 MODEL.

CVV: 7444x 41 (21214041111 Patented October 11, 1904.

OFFICE.

MORRIS N. DRUCKER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

WARDROBE-TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,898, dated October 11', 1904.

I Application filed July 9, 1904:. Serial No. 215,870. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, MORRIS N. DRUCKER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wardrobe-Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is a trunk providedwith a sliding garment-supporting frame which moves with little friction, does not sag down, and rests firmly when stopped at any point in its path of travel.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are indicated by similar referenceletters, Figure 1' is a perspective view of a trunk embodying my invention with the lid removed. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the same, the full line showing the frame in its distended and the dotted line in its partially-retracted positions. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pressure-bar upon an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a similar View of the guideways for the frame, likewise upon an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is a detail View, upon an enlarged scale, of a part of the rack which is engaged by the pressure-bars.

Referring to the parts, trunk A has in one end a sliding frame B, which has supportingplates C secured upon each of its sides, each plate being turned at its upper end into a longitudinal flange 0, which engages an upturned flange d upon the sides of the trunk A near the end. Frame B has pivoted upon each side swinging props E E, which have longitudinal slots 06 to engage pins a a, which project in from the sides of the trunk A. The lower ends of the props E carry rollers e 6 which engage curved ways a a formed upon the sides of the trunk. The ways a a are made of a shape such that when the rollers e 6 travel along them the end of the frame B is kept in the same horizontal plane, the upper end a a of the ways having an additional notch, as shown at 64*, Figs. 1 and 2, to check theupward movement of the rollers, and thus limit the outward travel of the frame B. Frame B carries longitudinal rods for engaging garment-supporters, which consist, preferably,

of a'flat rod F, bent into feet f at its ends,

of guide-plates D, which are secured Which are secured to the front and rear ends of the frame B, and of round rods f f which pass through the front and rear ends of the fraime and are secured or riveted upon both en s.

It is seen that since the upper end of the frame is supported at all times the fit between the flanges 0 and 0? may be made free enough to allow the frames traveling in a plane with very little friction and without sagging and that as the rollers e 6 contact the curved ways a a at all points when the frame is brought to rest at any point it is amply supported in that position and has no tendency to slide forward or backward, but maintains its position firmly, so that the frame may be pulled out to any position desired to adjust the garments upon the rods F, f, and f After the garments are adjusted upon the frame it is pushed back into the trunk. It is then desirable to have an efficient means for holding the garments flat, so that they will not be rumpled when the trunk is handled. For this purpose Ihave provided the interior of the sides of the trunk with horizontal rackarms G, which are formed from flat strips of metal from which curved tongues g are struck up, the strips being secured to the interior of the trunk so that the -tongues point inward. The pressure-bar consists of a wooden bar H, which has at each end a metal hook h it, each of which has a perforation b b to engage tongues When it is desired to press the garments inward, one of the slots, 71/ is engaged with one of the tongues g, and the bar is then pressed back against the garments and the slot if in the other hook engages with a tongue g upon the opposite side of the trunk.

What I claimis 1. In a trunk the combination of a frame, ways within the trunk for the frame to slide upon, a swinging prop engaging the frame and the sides of the trunk to support the frame substantially as shown and described.

2. Ina trunk the combination of a frame, ways within the trunk for the frame to slide upon, pins upon the sides of the trunk, props adapted to swing and to slide upon the pins coupled at one of their ends to the frame, ways upon the trunk for engaging the other ends of the props to give support to the weight of the frame substantially as shown and described.

3. In a trunk the combination of metal strips secured upon the inside of the trunk being upturned along their lower edges, a frame having metal strips secured to its sides and downturned at their upper edges to engage the strips upon the inside of the trunk and swinging props coupled at their upper ends to the frame and engaging the sides of the trunk at their other ends to support the frame in its movement substantially as shown and described.

4:. In a trunk the combination of a framelsliding in one end of the trunk, pins and curved ways below the pins upon the inside of the trunk, props engaging the frame at their upper ends and slotted to pass over the pins, and rollers upon the lower ends of the props to engage the Ways substantially as shown and described.

5. In atrunkasliding frame for supporting garments, metal racks having inwardly-projecting tongues secured upon the interior of the sides of the trunk, pressure-bars carrying at each end hooked metal strips slotted to engage the tongues substantially as shown and described.

MORRIS N. DRUCKER. 

